Box Score HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Sweet Briar tennis (5-1 1-0 ODAC) earned another thrilling 9-0 victory in Hilton Head this afternoon as the team took down the Gettysburg Bullets (5-2 0-0 Centennial Conference).
 
The doubles pairing of Kotany/Patino kicked the match off with their third-straight victory, defeating Guistwite/Gowland, 8-0. In the No. 1 spot, de Souza/Wandling reigned victorious with an 8-2 victory over Brazyte/Rozenfeld. The team of Simhambhatla/Caro helped the Vixens sweep doubles play with an 8-3 victory of their own.
 
Junior Ruth de Souza (Marilia, Brazil) who defeated Andrea Brazyte, 6-2, 6-2 clinched the victory for Sweet Briar.
 
Both junior Sofia Andrade (Latacunga, Ecuador) and first-year Ana Patino (Medellín, Colombia) fought hard in their matches to win in third-set tiebreakers. Andrade won her match by scores of 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) while Patino won hers 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8).
 
Helping secure the 9-0 sweep for Sweet Briar was sophomore Isabela Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Tierney Cantwell in the No. 6 spot.
 
Highlights

• Juniors Nikhita Simhambhatla (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) and Allison Wandling (Mechanicsville, Va.) both won their matches by scores of 6-0, 6-1.
• The Vixens' 5-1 start to the season is the best since the program went 7-0 during the 2010-11 campaign.
• Guilarte and Simhambhatla remain undefeated in singles play.

What's Next
The Vixens are currently scheduled to next host Mary Baldwin and Washington and Lee on Tuesday, March 15 at noon and 4 p.m., respectively.
 
Results
Singles
Ruth de Souza def. Andrea Brazyte, 6-2, 6-2
Ana Patino def. Sarah Guistwite, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Sofia Andrade def. Gillian Rozenfeld, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Allison Wandling def. Alex Rieg, 6-0, 6-1
Nikhita Simhambhatla def. Shoshi Dondes, 6-0, 6-1
Isabela Guilarte def. Tierney Cantwell, 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
de Souza/Wandling def. Brazyte/Rozenfeld, 8-2
Patino/Kotany def. Guistwite/Gowland, 8-0
Simhambhatla/Caro def. Haley/Dondes, 8-3
 
Order of Finish : (S) 6,* 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
* clinching match